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Hoof anatomy with Professor Robert Bowker
The hoof, the foot and the metal shoe controversy
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Few topics can make horse people argue like the question of whether or not steel shoes can sometimes be helpful to horses. For the average horse owner, it can be difficult to follow the discussion, so here is one of the world's leading experts on the horse's foot, Professor Robert Bowker, of Michigan State University, to fill you in on the workings of the equine digit.
Episodes
Stimulating the foot
Coming soon
Trimming the feet
Coming soon
Osteoporosis of the coffin bone
Coming soon
The trouble with metal shoes
Coming soon
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